Knightscope, Inc. (KSCP) AI Stock Analysis

Knightscope, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops, and deploys physical security technologies throughout the United States. Its core portfolio features autonomous security robots (ASRs), including the K3 and K5 models that patrol indoor and outdoor areas using sensors, lasers, and predefined navigation algorithms. The company also offers the K1 model for ingress and egress checkpoints, as well as the multi-terrain K7 model. In addition to robotic hardware, Knightscope provides the browser-based Knightscope Security Operations Center (KSOC) for real-time monitoring and alerts, the Knightscope Network Operations Center (KNOC) for network management, and optional Knightscope+ remote monitoring services.

Knightscope increased revenue from $3.4M in FY2021 to $5.6M in FY2022 and $12.8M in FY2023, before revenue fell 15.6% to $10.8M in FY2024 and rose 4.9% to $11.3M in FY2025, representing a 5-year revenue CAGR of 27.7%. Profitability remains negative, with gross margin at -42.1% and operating margin at -298.9% in FY2025. Net income was -$33.8M in FY2025 compared to -$31.7M in FY2024 and -$22.1M in FY2023. Over the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026, revenue reached $20.7M, aided by quarterly revenue growth of 228.3% year-over-year, while trailing operating margin stood at -145.1% and diluted EPS was -$3.44.

As of June 30, 2026, Knightscope held $8.2M in cash and short-term investments and $3.9M in total debt, resulting in net cash of $4.3M. Total assets were $55.9M compared to shareholders' equity of $29.6M. The company has a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Cash usage in FY2025 included operating cash flow of -$30.3M and free cash flow of -$31.0M after capital expenditures of $654,000. Over five years, the company recorded a share count change of 8509.6%.

At its last close of $0.54 on October 16, 2026, Knightscope had a market capitalization of $12.8M and an enterprise value of $22.9M. The stock trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 0.6x and an EV-to-revenue multiple of 1.1x, below the median price-to-sales multiple of 1.5x for its peer group of 728 US-listed Industrials peers. Its price-to-book ratio is 0.8x. Over the past year, Knightscope's return of -90.8% lagged the S&P 500 (SPY) return of 16.8%, leaving the stock 79.4% below its 200-day moving average.

Knightscope has coverage from analysts comprising 2 Strong Buy ratings, 0 Buy, 0 Hold, 0 Sell, and 0 Strong Sell ratings. The mean price target is $12.00, representing a 2122.2% difference versus the last close of $0.54. Consensus estimates call for FY2026 EPS of -$2.65 on revenue of $34.1M, followed by FY2027 EPS of -$2.23 on revenue of $41.0M. Knightscope logged 0 EPS beats over the last 4 quarters, and its next earnings date is November 11, 2026.

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